Between 2021 and 2023, COVID-19 dropped from the world’s leading cause of death to the 20th, while life expectancy surpassed ...
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Measuring poverty in the age of climate change

HOW we understand and measure poverty has evolved. From early income-based definitions, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s ...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s (AKD) second budget speech, delivered on 8 November 2025, painted a clear picture of ...
Opinion: Zohran Mamdani’s win as the mayor of New York represents a major victory for immigrants, the underprivileged, and ...
Supporters laud his three-decade rule for drastically cutting poverty, saving Indonesia’s economy and delivering national ...
Indonesia, once a beacon of democracy after years of dictatorship, is starting to once again morph into something concerning.
Very often, governments in the region leap to a solution before accurately defining what problem they are trying to solve.
Africa’s economic growth is hinging on creating 1 billion jobs by the end of the century. Where will it find them?
Despite his 26 years in a traditional media job, ultimately rising to CEO of what was then Viacom, Tom Freston had no ...
At least four people were killed after a pair of boats carrying migrants capsized off Libya’s coast, the country’s Red ...